The Gargoyle (edit title)

• Rated 4 stars

“Fascinating on several levels. The storyteller uses psychology and religion and at the same time casts out a spell binding magic to the mix .The information about burns is at times horrifying.Hard to believe it is a first novel. Enjoyed it!”

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“extraordinary journey through human anguish and imagination, immanence and transcendence”

• Rated 4 stars

“Nice mix of stories within the story. Good debut.”

• Rated 5 stars

“A very moving story about a burn victim who finds love through the stories of a mentally ill sculptress. She weaves the tales of how they were lovers long ago and other tragic stories of love.”

• Rated 5 stars

“Outstanding! ”

• Rated 5 stars

“This was one of the strangest, coolest books I have ever read. It's very unique - I don't think I've ever read anything like it. It has something for everyone - it's thrilling, romantic, dark, spiritual, you name it, all in one package. Wow. I loved the author's style. His language is so clear and melodic, and he has a wicked sense of humor. It also made me want to read Dante's Inferno again, even though I never liked it much...A must for everyone who loves books!”

• Rated 5 stars

“Andrew Davidson has written such an amazing work of literature that...I can't even express how gripping this tale is. Just read it and you'll see. ”

• Rated 3 stars

“The story set in the 14th century was way more readable and coherent than the present day setting, but above anything else I liked the four short stories Davidson injected the novel with.”

• Rated 4 stars

“There were so many stories in this book. At the very end they tied together. The one thing I think he could do to improve the story was put in little less. ”

• Rated 4 stars

“The books starts out with the description of a horrible car accident which made the protagonist become a burn victim. He has to stay in the hospital for a long time, waitng for his bad insuries to heal but never to vanish anymore. During his time there he gets to know a woman called Marinne Engel. Marianne believes she found her soul mate in him and that they knew each other since some time in the 16th century Germany. Marianne was a nun talented with languages and the protagonist once again a burned soldier. She cared for him as she does now in the hospital.

I think the story was well thought out and sprinkeled with medieval mysticism. I liked that the author left the story open to interpretation, wether one would want to believe in reincarnation and having more than one life or not. Otherwise there was a part when the protagonist or Marianne Engel had to go through hell in sense of Dante's Inferno. I couldn't get this part and that is why I cannot remember which character it was.
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